· Post Mortem Mary
is set in 1860s Maleny where a young girl is forced to overcome her fear of death as she stares it in the face. Produced by Daniel Schultz and written/directed by Joshua Long.

· In
Slaughter at Lonesome Rock, a police woman investigating two abandoned cars on an isolated country road is drawn into a horrifying encounter. Directed by Lucas Thyer, co-produced by Jeff Tseng and Caitlin Johnston, and written by Simon Jeffares.

Screen Queensland CEO Tracey Vieira said the successful teams would attend a workshop in May with horror filmmakers Shane Krause and Shayne Armstrong (Bait, Acolytes).

“The three teams will then work on their own horror films of 8-10 minutes, each with a budget of up to $40,000,” Ms Vieira said.

“The three completed films, to be produced in Queensland, will premiere in October at Screamfest, the largest and longest running horror film festival in
the United States, in what we hope to be an annual partnership.”

SCREAM! Queensland is part of Q Originals, a Screen Queensland initiative to create opportunities for the state’s creative talent to develop standout stories for the screen.